TEXANS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Houston Texans

A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

by RealTexanfan · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C
Future B

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Trey Moore in pick 141, a good 39 spots before the room expected him.

The Lew value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.6 · Pick 38 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 32
Good price on Chris Johnson in pick 38, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Stowers. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 75
The board had cheaper options than Mike Washington Jr. at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
Jacob Rodriguez in the 69th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 76
Steal is underselling it; Domonique Orange at pick No. 106 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Connor Lew · C · rank 82
Connor Lew in Round 4, Pick 13 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.1 · Pick 141 · Trey Moore · LB-EDGE · rank 180
Trey Moore in No. 141 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.16 · Pick 156 · Kage Casey · OT · rank 160
They took Kage Casey at par in pick 156, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.27 · Pick 167 · Beau Stephens · OG · rank 159
Beau Stephens slipping to pick No. 167 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
R7.27 · Pick 243 · TJ Hall · CB · rank 222
TJ Hall in slot 243 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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